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Salamander sold to BBC Four BBC Four has purchased the rights to the Flemish television series Salamander. This was announced today by Beta Films, which is selling the series internationally. A North American remake of the series is also in the works.

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VAF/Mediafonds supports cross-media for TV series From now on, Flemish TV series that are eligible for support through the VAF/Media Fund can also receive financial support for a cross-media component that is conceived together with or in response to the TV series.

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Actor JérÃ´me Reehuis passed away Actor and poet JérÃ´me Reehuis has died at the age of 73. He had been ill for some time. The stocky Reehuis became known to the general public for his role as Napoleon in the film 'De Boezemvriend' with André van Duin. He started his career in Flanders in 1967.

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At Cannes, the color of your card determines your happiness in life NRC film editor Coen van Zwol is at the Cannes Film Festival and blogs about it: "The head is off. Fireworks over the harbour, stars on the red carpet: the 66th edition of Cannes started on Wednesday with The Great Gatsby.

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Film critic Bor Beekman in Cannes Film critic Bor Beekman is in Cannes. Here he naturally assesses the film offering, but he also closely follows other developments. 'A Dutch film was included in the competition this year, by Alex van Warmerdam. Ouch.

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Disney yields to criticism: sexy princess withdrawn Disney has caved in to criticism of the 'sexualization' of Princess Merida. The image of the princess has been quietly removed from Disney's website after more than 200,000 people signed a petition against the makeover of the heroine from animated film Brave.

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Screen Flanders present in Cannes Screen Flanders, the new economic support measure for the audiovisual sector, will make its debut at the Marché du Film of the Cannes International Film Festival this year.

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Fehervari children founded Alfacam bis Alfacam founder Gabriel Fehervari sees two of his three children following in his footsteps. At the beginning of this month, Sophie (25) and William (21) founded a television services company. With rented TV cameras and a loan.

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Postcard from Cannes 1 "Every now and then Cannes seems like a very normal town.

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German advertiser keeps RTL straight Despite the ongoing crisis in the advertising market, the television group RTL recorded more turnover and profit in the first quarter. Thanks to the German advertising market, the only one that showed growth. How the year will evolve is uncertain.

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Cannes under the spell of Sofia Coppola Director Sofia Coppola is the big attraction on the second day of the Cannes Festival. Her new film The Bling Ring opens on Thursday, Un Certain Regard, the selection that will be shown alongside the competition.

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Cannes Film Festival started In the pouring rain, the elite of the international film world had to walk the red carpet in Cannes tonight. The 66th edition of the film festival started in the southern French town.

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